Machine for making corset-stay units.



W. KOPS & S. COOPER. MACHINE FOR MAKINGCORSET STAY UNITS APPUCATIONFILED AUG.24,19l5.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING CORSET STAY UNITS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.24. 1915. RENEWED SEPT. 20. 1911.

Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

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ALDEMAR KOPS AND SIMON COOPER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNORS TO KOPSBROS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A FIRM COMPOSER OF DANIEL Kore, MAX KOPS, AND

WALDEMAR K01 3.

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Specifi ati n a ers l Patented Mar. 12, 11918.

Application filed August 24, 1915, Serial No. 47,019, Renewed September20, 1917. Serial No. 192,416.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known'that we, WaLnn An Kors and SIP-ION Coornn, both citizens ofthe United States, residing at the borough .of Manha 5 tan, in the city,county, and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Machinesfor Making Corset-Stay Units, of which the following is a specification.

In the manufacture of apparel corsets, it is custom? y, as is wellknown, to employ an adequate number of suitably spaced stays, bones orother stiffeners.

Heretofore, in applying the stays to the garment, in the manufacture ofcorsets, it has been customary to secure a strip to the body of thegarment to form a pocket therein, or to otherwise provide a pocket inthe body of the garment into which the stay or boning is inserted. Inthis method of con- 20 struction, it is then necessary to secure thestay in position in the garment and to r einforce the same at the endsof the stay 1n order to maintain the stay in position and to prevent itfrom working out of place and made, and in so doing, it has beencustomary to utilize a different operator for each step in the methodthus briefly described.

In a co-pending application, Serial No. 8'? filed December 29, 1914, byValdemar Hons, one of the inventors in the present case, there is shownand described a stay unit and method of applying the same to a corsetgarment, which obviates the necessity of first providing the body of thegarment with a pocket and then placing the therein and thereafterreinforcing the garment at the ends of the stays. This improved stayunit comprises one or more stay members placed upon a strip ,of suita1le fabric which is turned over the corset stay 01' stays at the endsthereof, and secured in position by lines of sewing, or otherwise,t-Jhich thus maintain in position the stay or stays comprising aparticular unit. In applying this corset stay unit to the garment. afterthus constructed, itis placed in position ,on the body of the corset andthe cover member placed over the same, in order, by a single sewingoperation, the cover member and stay unit are'then secured to the bodvof the garment, whereby, as will be readily understood, the stays areprevented from working out of place and cutthrough the fabric of whichthe garment is.

ting through the fabric of which the garment is made, so that the laborand consequent cost of applying the corset stays to the garment isreduced, and furthermore there is no necessity in the use of thesecorset staying units of reinforcing the body of the garment at the endsof the stays.

The obj ectof our present invention is the provision ,of a machine formaking the stay units, to which reference has hereinbefore been made,that is, a corset stay unit comprising one or more stay members, and a.strip of suitable fabric which is folded over the ends of the stay orstay members, and secured in position therein ready to be applied to thecorset body, as hereinbefore described, the machine being so constructedas to be automatic in its operation, and adjustable to produce stayunits of different lengths,

In the drawing Figure 1 is an end elevation of a machine made inaccordance with our present invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan of one end of the machine, namely, that end from whichthe elevation shown in Fig. 1 is taken.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the other end of the machine.

Fig. 4 is an elevation and partial cross section of a hopper, drummechanism by which the stay members are delivered, one at a time, andconveyor devices, to which the same are delivered.

Fig. 5 is an elevation and partial cross section illustrating devices bywhich the strips of material to which the stay members are secured arecut and fed.

Fig. 5 is an elevation and partial cross section illustrating devices bywhich the strips of material are moved to position relatively to thestay member or members.

Fig. 6 is as elevation and partial cross section illustrating theconveyer devices and mechanism for swinging the frames on which the,conveyer de 'ices are mounted, and the gripper devices for feeding hestrips of material from which the cover for the stay members are made. 7

Fig. 7 is an end elevation and partial cross section illustrating thedevices for turning the ends of the strip or cover over the ends of thestay member or members comprising a particular stay unit and also thedevices for actuating the same.

cross-wise of the machine to make-it possible, 1n the use of the same,to accommodate the stay members of difiierent lengths and consequentlymake it possible to produce stay units of correspondingly differentlengths. This figure also includes the mech anism by which the stripcover members are fed.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a stay member.

Fig. 13 is a similar view showing a pair of stay members placed inposition on a strip or cover for the same, and

I Fig. 14 is a perspective view of a completed stay unit.

Referring to the drawing, the machine made in accordance with ourpresent inven tlon preferably comprises two suitably spaced main sideframes 20 and 21, and an auxiliary side frame 22. r

-A power shaft 23 1s Ournaled 1n suitable '7 bearings, one of which isindicatedat 24 and mounted upon a support 25, the opposite end of theshaft, as will be understood, being similarly or suitably journaled.

On the power shaft 23 is a worm gear 26 meshing with a worm wheel 27secured to the -main drive shaft 28, which is suitably journaled inbearings provided therefor in the frames 20, '21 and shaft 23 thereisalso a worm gear 29; This 'worm gear meshes with the worm wheel 30mounted on the sewing machine drive shaft 31, which is also suitablyjournaled in bearings provided therefor in the frames 20, '21

and 22. 7 7

On the shaft 28, there is a sprocket wheel 32, and 33 represents; asprocket wheel mounted on a shaft 3 1-, one end of which is journaled inthe bearing 35 atone end of a second auxiliary frame 36, the sprockets32 and 33 being connected by a chain 37, so that the shaft 34: is drivenfromthe shaft 28.

Suit-ably placed on the shaft 34, there is an eccentric 38 with itseccentric strap 39, which is provided with an eccentric rod 40.

.A sleeve 41 is connected at one end to the rod 10, and at its other endto a rod d2, the extremity of which is offset and connected tocorresponding ends of a pair of levers 13 at the pivotal pointsindicated at 4A. Cen- On the power trally, or approximately so, thelevers 4C3 are mounted on a shaft 45, which extends between and 1s1ournaled1n the side frames 20 and 21; At their opposite'ends the'levers43 are fitted with a pawl 46 adapted to engage the teeth of a ratchet47, which is secured on the shaft 45 so thatby the revolution oftheshaft 34: and the reciprocating movement imparted to therods and 42,thereby, the shaft l5 is turned intermittently through the swingingaction-of the levers 423 and the ratchet $7 and pawl 46.

As indicated in Fig. 3, a portion of the shaft isprovided with gearteeth 48, meshing with which is a pinion 4:9. This pinion d9 is mountedon a stud 50. The pin ion 49 meshes with a gear 51, secured 'on a shaft52, which extends between the main side frames 20 and 21, and at itsextremities is journaled in block and cover members 53, which arereceived and secured in'position in suitable recesses. provided thereforin the upper portions of the side frames 20 and 21, in order that thisshaft, together with the parts associated therewith, may, if neces sary,be readily removed from the machine. The stud 50 is secured in a collarsurround- 7 ing the shaft 52 and fixed to the frame of the hopperhereinafter described. 7 7

On the shaft 52 there is a drum 54. This drum extends substantially theentire distance between the main side frames 20 and V 21 and in theperiphery thereof there are spaced longitudinal recesses or grooves 55 7for the reception of one stay member at a time, as will be hereinaftermore larly described. I

We also employ-a hopper for the receppart-.ieu

.tion of the stay members, and this is preferably made into two similarparts, indicated at 56 and 57, both being open at the adjacent sides. V

We also employ a drum frame 58, which surrounds the drum 5 1, and alsoextends substantially the entire distance between the main side frames20 and 21', and is suitably secured thereto. In the bottom of thi drumframe, there is a'longitudinal opening 59 for' the delivery of the staymembers, and the bottom portion of the drum frame is preferably flat, asindicated at 60;

Adjacent theupper portion of the drum frame, and at one side thereof,the same is also open, as shown at 61, in order that the stay membersindicated at 62, in Fig; 4:,

may work down by gravity and become lodged in the recesses 55, providedtherefor in the periphery of the drum.

We also employ an auxiliary drum 63, secured on the shaft -15 and fittedwith aperipheral cover 6i, of rubber orother similar material, in'orderto prevent "the stay members from becoming wedged in beingplacedin'therecesses provided therefor in the-periphery of the drum.

From the foregoing description of the manner in which the shafts 45 and52 are driven, it will be apparent that the revolution of these shaftsis in the samedirect-ion andas indicated in Fig. 4, the stay members arelocated in the recesses in the periphery of the drum when the drum isdescending, while the corresponding movement of the periphery of theauxiliary drum is ascending, so that there is a tendency in theoperation of these parts to cause a continual agitation of the staymembers as the same are placed in the recesses in the drum 54.

The right hand portion of these stays, as indicated in Fig. 4, tend towork down into the recesses in the periphery of the drum 5%, while theleft hand portion of the stays or its cover over the auxiliary drum 63tend to work up or in the opposite direction, thus, as hereinbeforestated, preventing'any tendency of the stay members becoming wedgedwhile being fed to position in the recesses in the periphery of the drum5%.

Each hopper member is provided with a bracket 65 provided with a bearingin which it is journaled on a shaft 66 extending between and journaledin suitable bearings provided therefor in the main side frames 20 and21. The lower portions of the hopper members are fitted to cover theupper portions of the drum frame 58 and the auxiliary drum 63, asclearly indicated in Fig. 4:, and furthermore, as will be hereinaftermore particularly described, the hopper member 57, as well as otherparts of the machine, are adjustable to position laterally or crosswisethereof.

Inunediately beneath the flattened. lower surface of the drum frame 58,and appreciably spaced therefrom in a parallel position, a table 67 isprovided, upon which, through the delivery opening in the bottom of thedrum frame 58, the stay members are delivered in superimposed pile,there being two more stay members in this delivery opening at all timesduring the operation of the machine.

The space between the flattened bottom portion of the drum frame and thetable 67 is approximately the same as the thickness of the stay members,and within this space there are a series of suitably placedreciprocating pusher rods 68. Each of these is con nected at one end toa shaft (59, mounted in the lower ends of the lever arms 70, which aremounted on a shaft 71, and also suitably secured on the shaft- 71 is'alever arm 7 0. On the drive shaft 28, there is a cam 72 having a camgroove 7 8, and mounted on a shaft 75 is an arm 74 provided with aroller 76 traveling in the groove 73 of the cam 7 A connecting rod 77 ispivotally connected at one end in the arm 7 1, as indicated at 7 8, andat its opposite end in the outer end of the lever arm as indicated at 795 By this mechanism, as will be understood, through-the revolution ofthe cam 72, the arm 7% is rocked and moves the connecting rod 7 7,which, in turn, swings the lever arm 70, rocks'the shaft 71, as well asthe lever arms 7 0, to reciprocate the pusher rods 68, in order that byso doing one stay at a time may be removed from the superimposed pileand delivered to its place in the re *eptacle provided therefor on theendless conveyors, as hereinafter described.

We also employ pair of rocker frames, indicated at 78 and 7 9, which arelocated respectively adjacent the inner sides of the main frames 21 and20, as well as conveyer frames 80 and 81, the conveyer frame 80 beingadjustable to position laterally or crosswise of the machine while theconveyer frame 81 is not so adjustable.

82 and 83 indicate guide track frames located respectively beneath theconveyer frames 80 and 81, the guide track frame 82 being adjustable toposition laterally of the machine, while the guide track frame 83 is notso adjustable.

A shaft 84 passes through bearings provided therefor in the main sideframes 20 and 21, and also through bearings provided therefor in therocker frames 78 and 79 and the conveyer frames 80 and 81. Frame tierods 85 and 86 extend between and are suitably connected in the rockerframes .7 8 and 79, and pass through the conveyer frames 80 and 81,while frame tie rods 87, 88, and

similarly extend between and are connected to the rocker frames 78 and79, and pass through the guide track frames 82 and S3.

dour-nailed in bearings provided therefor, at one end of the conveyerframes S08l, is a shaft 90. This sha t is provided with sprockets 91.,and being alike, otherwise than laterally adjustable to position in thechine, but one of the conveyers and conveyer frames will. be described.

indicates an endless conveyer which passes over the sprocket 91, at oneend of a conveyor frame, as hereinbefore described, and a o over asprocket 93 at the other end thereof. The sprocket 93 is journaled 011 ashaft 93, in a bearing block-9 f, made to lit 7 within the bifurcated orforked end 95 of the conveyer frame 81, which is provided with a lug 97and an adjusting screw 96, in order to adjust the bearing block 94: tothe required position to obtain the desired tension in the endlessconveyor 92.

In suitable position on each endless conveyer, the same is fitted with aplurality of stay carriers, each of which is indicated at 98. As shownin the drawing, these stay carriers are connected to the pivotalconnections between alternate links of the conveyer chain, but as willbe understood, they may be otherwise spaced, if so desired.

, Each stay carrier is provided with projecof a bell crank lever 111.

tions, pins, or other similar devices 99, between which, as will beunderstood, a pocket is provided for the reception of the stays as thesame are delivered from the opening in the under side of the drum frame58.

' V The endless conveyors are caused to move a predetermined distanceintermittently by a gear 100 mounted on the shaft 90, and meshing with agear 101 mounted on the frame rod 85, on which there is also a gear 102meshing with a gear 103 on the shaft 81. The shaft 84 is also providedwitha gear 1041- which meshes with a gear 105 mounted on a shaft 106journaled in the main side frames 20. and 21.

In a suitable position, the shaft 106 is also provided with a ratchetwheel 107, ongagedby a pawl 108 pivotally mounted be-v tween thecorresponding ends of the levers 109, which are alsojournaled on theshaft 106. Between the opposite end of these levers 109, one end of alink 1110 is pivotally connected, while the other end of the same ispivotallyconnected to one end of an arm This bell crank lever is mountedon a shaft 112 and at the end of its other arm is provided with a roller113 adapted to bear against the face of a cam wheel 11%, also mounted onthe shaft 28. Theroller 113 is maintained in position against the face'of the cam 11% by means of a spring 115, or otherwise.

By this mechanism, as hereinbefore stated, the conveyor chains arecaused to move a predetermined distance every time the cam, operatingthrough the bell crank lever, link, and pawl, causes the ratchet to turna predetermined portion of a revolution, and as the conveyer chains aremoved the stay 'members are discharged from the opening in the underside of the drum frame 58 by the pushers 68 and slide on the member 116into position in the pockets or other receptacles provided thereforbetween the pins or projections 99 on the stay carriers 98.

For a purpose hereinafter explained, the frames 78 and 79, well as theconveyer frames 80 and 81, and the parts associated therewith, togetherwith the guide track frames 82 and 83, and the parts associatedtherewith, are caused to rock on the shaft 84: and to be returned totheir normal positions once during each revolution of the main driveshaft 28. These parts are so operated by the following mechanism On themain drive shaft 28 there is a cam 117,

' and there is provided an arm 118 mounted on a shaft 119 and fitted atits free end with a rollen 120 adapted to bear against the face.

of the cam 117. A connecting rod 121 is pivotally connected atone end tothe arm 118 and at its opposite end to one end of a lever arm 122, whichis secured on a shaft 123, suitably jom'naled in bearings providedcorrespondingly from left t right Wi lgi g the lever arm 122 in the samedirection, rocking the shaft and swinging the lever arms 12a in acorresponding direction, which latter cause the rocker frames, conveyorframes and guide. track frames to swing or turn the shaft 8 1 so thatthe conveyer frames and conveyers will be raised at the right-hand endas shown in Fi 6, and lowered, at the left hand end to their normallytilted positions as indicated in dotted lines therein. These partsaremoved to the Other position when the roller 120 bears against therecessed portion of the face of the cam 117, by means of a sp ng 126,which carries the lever arm 122 to its other position, and of coursethis member carries the other parts with it.

1 c also employ an endless conveyer 127 for feeding-the tape or materialfrom which the covers of the stay units are carried to the machine. Thisconveyer 127 passes around sprockets 128 and 129, which are mountedhorizontally in suitabl standards adjacent the ccrrespondin ends of themain side frames, and one of which standards is indicated at 130 inEigs. 1 and 6,

We also employ a gripper member connected to the conveyer 127 Byreference to 1 and 6 it will be seen that this gripper member preferablycomprises an upright 131 fitted with a bracket 132 on one side, by whichthe same is connected to the conveyer 127. At its lower end, each 1113-.right 131 is fitted with a roller 133, adapted to run upon a track 13%,suitably mounted in the frame of'the machine. Each upright 138, beneathwhich the free end of the movable jaw of each gripper member passes andis depressed against the action of the spring 137, in order to opentheaws of the gripper to receive the strip of material to be fed to themachine to form the cover members for the stay units. This material ispreferably fed from a spool or roll supported on a frame provided forthis purpose, and is passed over a slotted arm 139 and beneath a roller141, both mounted in a frame 140 suitably and adjustably secured on ashaft 142 as shown in Fig. 5.

The strip of material forming the covers for the stay units is fed apredetermined distance by each gripper member, depending upon theposition of the adjustable hopper 57 and its associated parts, when ashereinafter described the tape is positively held in. association with apredetermined number of stay members, and whenthegripper has reachedthis predetermined position, depending of course upon the desiredlength'of the strip for forming a stay unit of a given length, the stripof material pulls through the gripper and is so released.

1V hen so fed for the proper length, and while in the properposition,the strip of material forming the covers is cut transversely by a cutterwheel 143. This cutter wheel is mounted on a conveyer shaft 90 so as toturn therewith, and is provided with series of flattened cutting edges144, and intermediate curved edges 145, as is clearly indicated in Fig.5.

By reference to Figs. 5 and 5 it will be seen that we employ a knifeblade 146 act.- ing as a shears with'the sharpened portions of thecutter wheel to sever the strip of cover material, and a presser foot146 for each endless conveyor 92.. The knife blade 146 is carried by anarm 147, and each presser foot 146 by an arm 147. The arm 147 and thearms 147 are secured on a shaft 148. An arm 149 is also secured to thisshaft 148, and is pivotally connected to one end of a connecting rod150. The opposite end of this connecting rod 150 is pivotally mounted inan arm 151, also secured on the shaft'75. At its opposite end, this arm151 is fitted with a roller 152 adapted to travel in a cam groove 153 inthe face of cam 154, which latter is secured on the main drive shaft 28.

By this mechanism, as will be apparent, through the revolutionof theearn 154, the arm 151 is swung, and by moving the connecting rod 150swings the arm 149, thereby the shaft 148 and raising the presser feet146, to their normal positions, and also actuating the knife blade 146to co-act with a cutting edge of the cutter wheel 143 to sever a stripof the cover material.

As hereinbefore described, the stay memhere are fed to the pocketsprovided therefor between the pins or projections on the stay carriers98, and in the further travel of the conveyers these stay members, soplaced, are maintained in position in their pockets by a guard 155partially surrounding the conveyor sprockets 91.

When each stay carrier reaches a position immediately beneath theeonveyer shaft 90, the stay members are freed from the guard and eachpresser foot 146 raised to receive a severed strip of material to form acover for the stays placed in position on the same and as l ereinafterdescribed, by forcing the pins or other projections intoand through thesaid strip of matcriai, the stays and strip will be maintained in thisposition by the pins or projections until the pins or projections arewithdrawn.

The conveyer 127, which carries the gripper is driven from the shaft 34,which in turn is driven from the main drive shaft through the sprockets32 and 33 and the drive chain 37. At the end of the shaft 34 opposite towhich the sprocket 33 is attached, the same passes through a sleeve 156,and at the end of the shaft 34 it is fitted with a gear 157, formingpart of a differential drive.

The sleeve 156, at one end thereof, is also provided *itha yoke member158, and on the sleeve 156 there is a worm wheel 159 meshing with a wormgear 160 mounted on one end of a shaft 161 for a purpose to behereinafter described.

At the ends-of the yoke member 158, there are journaled gear shafts 162and 164. These gear shafts, respectively, carry the gears 163 and 165,both meshing with the gear 157 and with a gear 166 mounted at the end ofa shaft 167, in alinement with the shaft 34, so that ordinarily theshaft 167 is turned by a shaft 34 through the said gears 157, 163, 165and 166.

At the opposite end of the shaft 167, there is a worm gear 168 meshingwith a worm wheel 169, connected to the spindle to which the sprocket129 is connected, and over which, as hereinbefore described, the gripperchain 127 passes.

Connected to the guide track frames 82 and 83, there are suitable tracksfor maintaining the stay members, and the fabric material forming thecovers therefor, in straight-line positions while being advanced by theconveyors, hereinbefore described, for moving the same.

These track members are indicated at 170 and 171, these particulartracks lying immediately beneath the conveyers 92 and extending from thesides of the presser feet 146, which, when in a raised position, formcontinuations for these tracks, at one end thereof, to a point at theirother ends, which eX- tend an appreciable distance over the adjacentedge of the sewing machine plates, to be hereinafter described.

Also connected to the uide track frames 82 and 83 there are outer guidetracks 172 and 173, the former being-connected to the guide ti'ack team82 and the letter-t0- the guide track frame 88. The giiide' tia'ch 172,on the right hand end thei 'eof, as shown in Fig". 2, is provided withan overlyinginehlher 174,]ptr0tided along its inner edge 'ing machineplates to the same extent as the guide-ti-aci'g-s 170 nhd 171, forpin-poses like Wise to he hereinafter desetibed, and their opposite endsthe guide tizieks 17 2 andf1 73 "extend tea position approximetely tothe imihtbtahetth the convey'e'r 'spi'oekets 91, et

which the covers are applied tethesteys, as

heteihhefdie desei'ihed. I

When the eaters free soeppiied to the stays; its will be sheets-teed,the opposite "ends thereof extend a'ppi'eeiahie ch tztnees beyond theends of the stays ahd in a position parallel, therewith.

In eompiet ng thee stay n-ni-ts, made in accordance With out invention,the ends of "the cof ers e1efe1 e1ec1'ever the ends of the sta -s beforethe seine are sewed imposition, "tn d' therefore we also provide 3'mechanism for holding the ends of the covers over their respectivestays. Obviously it is necesse tj to pi e'v ide two such mechanisms,"one fer each end of the stay inembe-rs, bet in-esmece these c1ev'icesarea-1i 1e, except being right end left, but one 0f them willhedesci'ihed, end that the one operating in connection with the guidetin-ck 173. These devices are, as follcfivs, particular reference beinginitd-e to Figs. 7 and 7: On the 'inain drive shaft 28, there is a "earn178 provided in one face thereofwith it cam groove 17 611 the shaft 181,suitab13 jo'i nnaled in ftlie hem-e at themchine, there an arm 180. Atits 'nppeir' end, the {win 180' is fitted with a cam Toilet 182efie'i'ztted in the gee-eve 17 9 "of the v ain 17 8, and at its oppositeextend heiow the shaft 181 e connecting'ted 183 is pivoteliy c'onnetedthereto.

At its opposite end, the ednneeting rod 183 is pivetally connected toone end of any 81111 184', mounted on a shaft 185-, on which there is"also mounted a worm Wheel 186. This Worm wheel mesheswith a W-oim fgeai187 mounted "on theshaft 188' jdflrtfeied in beatings 189 ztnd l9 0,which, in titrn, are connected to bearings in which the shafts 191 and192 are jou i'neied, the shaft 188 extending lengthwise of the machineand the shafts 1'91 and 192 extending transversely wee- 1 1 On theshaft188 there is also mounted a sleeve-193'extendingrfrom which there is anam 194:- 195 'fepresents a, folder member,

whieh, at one end, is pivotally ce'nnected, as

indicated at196, to the end of the ELI'HI 19%. This folder member, atopposite end, is provided With ahook 197, adapted when moved through themechanism hereifnhefore described; t'e enter a recess 198 providedthereter in the edge of the guide track 173 to engage the end of itcovet and fold the seine eve-r the corresponding 'ell'd's of thePivoteiiy -'connected in the guide member 173 is it she t-screw Tod 199,on which theie is a eeilet 20'0 pirov ided With ttn'n-n-iens 2'01,Whie'h in s' l ot's 202' provided in the oppesite sides of the 'foidei'n1'emben195, so that as the hr'in 19?: is 'sW-u-hg weave the center ofthe initcl iine, the fielder inetn he r is tais'ed, as Well es m'ove'dinwardly to told the end of the bevel member ever the eel re pondin"ends of its stay 'nieinhers.

' In the further movement of the 'eenveyer's,

' after this folding has been effected, the ends of the stay'niembers,with the covers turned over the same, me cai"'ed int-e the grooves 174end 17 5, Within which grooves they travel and are Tnaintztined inthise'endition until c'leli veted therefrom to position on seW- ingmachines,-

tvhich the sewing; takes place, its heieinit fter de'sci ibed. 5

As shown'a'nd descfibed, we also employ 4: pair of sewing mech-ines, oneef which is fiz'cjedin position L nd; the ether of which is adjustableto position laterally of the mechiee. The bed "of thefixed machine isindicated at 203,1ts-1Iez1d fie-me at 20-1, and

its face plate M205, While thehe'ad frame of Chfldjtfstnbh? machine isshown at 2.06 and its face pl'e te at 20?. 7

The head frainesfoi both machines are $111)}hb1t6d 0'11 shafts '20 8nnd'209, Which are suitably jon'iiialed the main side mines of theimrchihe.T1 i1e1"ztce plat-es of both hie-chines, on theii left hand edges,asshon n 1n F1g, 6, ere of reduced thickness as indreirted tit 210,211161 ovei' "this Tedttee'd portion of these -ht'es thettdjec'entendsof the giiide 'tifaeks 1 4 170, 171 end 175 extend, se -thatwhen in their 'noifn'e'l positions the surfaces of these parts are inthe same plane.

. Betweenthe io\' ei'la p10i1ig portions of the face plzttes' ofthesewing machines and these guide tia'cks, thefts is an eppiecieble spaceor recess, indiezitedgn Fig. 1 at 211, the pittpose 0T? which W111 beheTein'zifter explained.

The oldeitting shn'ift of the fixed sewing maelfine 'is level from theshaft 31 by means-of a Worm wheel 212 mounted thereon and meshing withthe Wotan :geer 213 on the operating shaft on the machine. Simt larly,the operating shaft of the adjustable machine is driven by the wormwheel 214i mounted on the shaft 31, and meshing with the worm gear 215on the operating shaft of the adjustable machine.

On the main drive shaft 28, there-is also a cam 216, bearing against thesurface of which isa cam roller 219, carried at the end of one arm of alever 217 mounted to rock on the shaft 218. The roller 219 is maintainedagainst the face of the cam 216 by means of a spring 217 or otherwise,one end of the spring 217 being connected to the lever 217 asillustrated, while the oppoite end of the spring is suitably secured inthe frame of the machine. The opposite end of the lever 217 operates asuitable clutch 220 for connecting and disconnecting the sewing machineshafts 31 and 31. The clutch comprises a collar 265 fixed on "the shaft31 and fitted with a suitable casing 266 in bothof which there is acircumferential groove 267. At one end the collar and casing areprovided with a head 268 and in the collar 265 and within the casing 266there is a longitudinal recess 269 adapted to receive a bolt 27 0. Thebolt slides within the longitudinal recess and is normally projectedtherefrom at one end by a spring 271. acting against the head 268. Inthe outer surface of the bolt 270 there is a transverse recess 272 atone'side of which the wall de- 1 fining the same is beveled as indicatedat 273. On the shaft 31, adjacent the end of the shaft 31 a collar 27%is fixed and at one end is provided with a lug 275 which contacts withthe end of the bolt 270 when projected to turn the shaft 31 from theshaft 31. This is illustrated in Fig. 9 By reference to Fig. 9 it willbe seen that the bolt 270 is drawn into the longitudinal recess by theend of the lever 217 when lifted so as to enter the circumferentialgroove 267 and tne transverse recess in the bolt. This occurs when theroller 219 runs onto the depression in the face of the cam 216 so thatwhen in the dotted line position in this figure, the bolt is withdrawnand the shoe 221 carried by the lever 217 bears against the periphery ofthe brake wheel 222 mounted on the shaft 31 to stop the same, and whenthe roller 219 passes to the raised surface of the cam 216, the lever217 will be moved to its full line position Fig. 9, in which the end ofthe lever is withdrawn from contact with the bolt thereby permitting thespring 271 to throw the bolt and the lug 275 on the collar 274 to turnthe shaft 31 and thus operate the sewing machines.

By reference to Fig. 10, it will be seen that we also provide, for eachmachine, a

cam projection 223 on the main drive shaft 28. Bearing against time campro ection I .L' c and a portion Oi the periphery or the shaft 28, is aroller 22%, mounted in one end of a lever 225. The lever 225 is mountedto swing on a shaft 226, and the opposite end 227 of this lever isadapted to operate the presser foot on the machine with which it isemployed to raise and lower the same as required in the sewingoperation. The roller 22a: is maintained against the shaft 28 and thecam by means of a spring 225 which at one enn may be secured to thelever 225 and at its opposite end suitably fiXed in the frame of themachine. This, it is believed, will be understood without furtherdescription.

its shown'in Fig. 2, we also provide a shaft 228 extending between andjournaled in the main side frames of the machine, and on this shaft, foreach sewing machine, we provide a sleeve 229, and inasmuch as thesepart-s are duplicates in each machine, but one of them willbe'described, the same being employed for operating the pusher rods toremove the finished stay from the position in which it is sewed.

Each sleeve is fitted with a beveled gear 230, meshing with acorresponding beveled gear 231 secured to the under face of a cam 232,mounted to turn on a stud shaft 233, the stud shaft being suitablysecured in the bed frame of the sewing machine. Bearing against theperiphery of the cam is a roller are carried at one end of the lever235, which is pivotally mounted at 236 in the face plate of the sewinmachine. The end of the other arm of the lever 235 is suitably connectedto a pusher rod 237 set and adapted to reciprocate within a recessprovided therefor in the face plate of the sewing machine with which itis associated.

After the sewing of the stay units has been completed, the pusher rods237 are actuated by the mechanism just hereinbefore described, to removethe completed stay unit. At this time, the rocker frames and associatedparts have been swung from their substantiall i horizontal position tothat in which the right hand end of the same, as viewed in Figs. 1, 2and 3, is raised, when, as will be understood, the ends of the guidetracks are raised from the face plates of the sewing machinesasulficient distance to permit the PUSAGT rods 237 to force the finishedstay from the position in which it was sewed off the edge of the faceplate of the machine onto the surface of the reduced portion, indicatedat 210, so that when the rocker frame and associated parts are returnedto their normal substantially horizontal positions, the ends of theguide tracks cover the stay units, which are then between these ends ofthe guide tracks and the adjacent surface of the reduced portions of theface plates of the sewing machines, when in turn, as the stay units aresewed and thus forced into this space between the ends of the guidetracks and the reduced portions of the face plates of the machines, theyare pushed off by the pusher rods and fall into a receptacle 238provided therefor, which rests on the base of the machine, as shown inFig. 1.

In order that the threads may be moved I away from the straight lineposition,- in

acting with the thread mover to out the threads.

The thread cutter 240 is secured to an arm 241 pivoted at one end on theV throat plate of t 1e sewing machine, as indicated at 242, and providedwith a cam roller 243, against which the projection on the cam 232strikes and swings the arm 241, as well as the thread cutter 240,causing the same at the proper time to co-a-ct with the thread mover 239to cut the threads.

The shaft 228 and the parts hereinbefore last described, associated withand actuated by the same, is revolved from the main drive shaft '28 bymeans of the gears 244 and 245, which mesh with one another, the formerbeing mounted on the shaft 228 and the latter onthe main drive shaft 28.

In order to provide for the making of stay units of different lengths,as herei-nbefore stated, one sewing machine, one conveyer frame, onepart, of the hopper, and one of the folder members are made adjustableto position laterally of the machine, and in order that. the adjustmentof these parts may be uniform and simultaneous, we

' empioy a shaft 246, journaled in the main side frames, and one end ofwhich is screw threaded. The screw threaded end of this shaft passesthrough the main side frame 21, and exteriorly thereof is fitted with ahand wheel 247.

On the shaft 246, there is also a sprocket 'wh-eel' 248. Over thissprocket wheel 248,

as well as over a sprocket wheel 249, mounted on the sh'aft84, there isa chain 250, so that by turning the hand wheel 247, the shaft 84 isturned withthe shaft 246' The screw threaded end of the shaft 246engages a correspondingly screw threaded portion in the base of theadjustable sewing machine, so that bythe turning of this shaft theadjustable sewing machine may be moved laterally on the shafts 208 and209.

The end of the shaft 84 passing through the main side frame 21 is alsoscrew threaded and this screw threaded end of the shaft 84 engages acorrespondingly screw threaded portion of the conveyer frame 80, so asto move this conveyor frame to a position laterally of the machine,carrying with it the associated parts, namely the adjustable conveyer,the adjustable guide track frame 82, and the guide tracks 170, 172, andits extension 174. v r v Also mounted on the screw threaded end of theshaft 84 is a'sprocket 251, passing over which is a chain 254, whichalso passes over a sprocket 252 mounted on the shaft 66 j ournaledinbearings provided therefor in the main side frames. The end ofthe shaft66 which passes through the main sideframe 21 is also screw threaded,and this screw threaded end of the shaft 66- also passes through andengages the correspondingly screw threaded portion provided therefor onthe bracket of the adjustable hopper '57 so that the'shaft 66 is turnedin unison with the shafts 84 and 246, and the hopper moved to itsadjustable position uniformly with the adjustable conveyer. frame andthe adjustable sewingmachine. 1

On the shaft 84, 'exteriorlyof the main frame 2l'there is agear 255.This gear meshes-with a gear 256 mounted immediately' beneath it on theshaft 89, and this latter gear, namely, the. gear 256, meshes with agear immediately beneathit on shaft 123 and on the other side of themachine a gear 257 is mounted on the shaft 123. The gear meshes with.gears 258 and 259, mounted respectively on the corresponding ends of theshafts 191 and 192;

, The ends of the shafts 191 and 192 which pass through the main sideframeI21 are also screw threaded, and on these shafts, as hereinbeforedescribed, are mounted the rocker arms for actuating the folder members,and as will be understood .by the revolution of these shafts 191 and 192the rocker arm for the adjustable folder is moved to. positioncorresponding to that assumed by the, other adjustable parts.

As clearly indicated inFig. 11, on the end of the shaft 191', adjacentthe main side frame 21, the same is fitted with a spiral gear 260. Thismeshes with .a spiral gear 261 on the adjacent end of the shaft 161 sothat throughthe revolution of the shaft 191 the shaft 161 is turned andby turning the worm 160 the worm gear 159 is turned and the sleeve 156upon which it is mounted will turn causing the bevel gears 163 and 165mounted in the yoke member 158 to turn with it. These bevel gearsmeshing with'the bevel gear 157 which is pinned on the shaft 34 causebevel gear 166 to turn, thuscausing sprocket 129 to turn through themotion imparted to it by the spiral gear 168 on the end of the shaft 167and the spiral gear 169.

vT he reason for this, itwill be understood, is to permit the grippermembers which are fastened on the chain 127 to be adjusted latorally ofthe machine in relation to the adjustments of the other elements of themachine.

Shaft 3a which has bevel gear 157 on the end of it is stationary whilethe machine is being adjusted, thus causing the gripper unit 131l36 tomove only in accordance with the adjustment for length.

Shaft 161 is stationary while the machine operating thus allowing atransmission of rotation through bevel gear 157 and bevel gears 163 and165, whose respective shafts are held stationary by the yoke member 158,to bevel gear 166 and shaft 167 and through spiral gears 168169 to thesprocket 129. This sprocket, as will be understood, drives the chain 127and the gripper unit 131136 to draw the tape laterally across themachine.

These two motions will also work in conjunction with each other,allowing a movement of the driving units to work simultaneously.

It is also necessary to adjust one presser foot 146 and the ar a 1&7, bywhich the same is carried to position with the other adjustable membersof the machine, and this is accomplished by providing a bifurcatedprojection 263, see Fig. 1,;cxtending from the guide track frame 82 intoa recess provided therefor in the hub on which the arm 147 is mounted onthe shaft 148, which shaft, or that part of the same on which the arm147 is thus adjustable, is square and the opening in the hub made toreceive the same.

In the operation of the hereinbefore described machine the stay membersare placed in the hopper and extend between the parts 56 and 57 thereof.The stay members, by gravity, work themselves down into position in therecess provided therefor in the periphery of the drum 5%, from whichthey are successiveiy delivered by the pusher rods 68 into position inthe stay carriers 98.

As the endless conveyors are intermittently advanced, they carry thestay members, thus placed in the stay carriers, over the conveyersprockets 91 to the position shown in Fig. 5, in which they rest uponthe surfaces of the presser feet 146 forming continuations of the guidetracks 170 and 171, and across which the tape material, to form thecover, has been placed.

' The tape material, as hereinbefore stated,

is fed from a spool or drum by the grippers carried by the gripperconveyor 127, and when properly placed, this cover tape is out by theshear member 146 secured to the end of the arm 147, acting inconjunction with a sharpened'edge 144=of the cutter member 145, actingin the nature of a shears.

At this time, the rocker frames, conveyer frames, and associated partsare. rocked about the shaft 84, from the position shown in dotted lines,Fig. 6, to approximately that shown in full lines therein, and in sotilting the conveyor frames and the parts associated therewith, theleft-hand end is raised and when returned or tilted in the oppositedirection forces the strip of cover material into positive engagementwith the stay members with which it is to be associated, by forcing thepins or projections 99 on the stay carriers through the strip of covermaterial. This also is clearly indicated in Fig. 5.

During the intermittent movement of the conveyors, the stay members andstrip of cover material to be associated therewith, are moved along theguide tracks 17 0171- 172 and 173, until they reach a position inalinement with the folder members. This, as will be understood, is afterthe conveyer frames and associated parts are in a substantiallyhorizontal position. The folder members are then actuated to fold endsof the strip of cover material over the ends of the stay members, andwhen so folded the further intermittent movement of the conveyors causesthe ends of the stay members, with those portions of the strip of covermaterial folded over the same, to enter the slotted or grooved edges ofthe raised or superimposed parts 17% and 175, as herei'nbeforedescribed.

. In this position, the stay members, with the associated strip of covermaterial, are delivered to the sewing machines to positions to be sewed,when the presser feet of the sewing machines are actuated to hold thestay members and cover strip in position, at which time the conveyorframes and associated parts are rocked to their normally tiltedpositions so that the pins or projections 99 and stay carriers arewithdrawn from the strip of material to form a cover, and this end ofthe conveyor frames being raised they 'ill not interfere with theoperation of the sewing machine. In this position, the strip of materialis sewed along lines of sewing exterior of the outer stay members, andalso intermediate of the stay nembers, irrespective of the number of thesame wnich may be employed in any given stay unit, the required numberof needles being employed in each sewing machine for this purpose.

Af er the sewing has been completed, the resser feet of the sewingmachines are raised and the thread cutter and mover operated, and thepusher rods 237 also actuated to move the completed stay unit fromposition on the sewing machines. At this time, also the conveyor framesand associated parts are in their tilted positions, so that the pusherrods 237 move the completed stay unit sufficiently far to cause'the sameto fall upon the surface at the reduced edge 210, of the face plates ofthe machlne, whereupon, at the return of the conveyor frames and theirassociated parts to their substantially horizontal position, the ends ofthe guide tracks cover the finished stay units which lie within thespace or recess 211, between these ends of the guide tracks and thereduced edge of the face plates of the machines, and from which spacethe completed stay units are forced and drop into the receptacle 238provided therefor.

The sewing machines, as will be understood, are started and stopped atthe proper times to effect the sewin as hereinbefore described, and aswill be understood the shaft 2&6 may be turned by the hand wheel 247 toset the adjustable part of the ma chine in any desired position,depending upon the length of the stays and consequently the stay unitsto be made by the machine.

We claim as our invention.

1.. In a machine of the class described, a

, conveyor, devices for intermittently moving the conveyer, de ices forplacing corset stay members on the said conveyer when at rest, means forplacing a strip of cover material in position to receive a predeterminednumber of corset stay members on the conveyor, and means for securingthe predetermined number of corset stay members in place in the strip ofcover material to form a corset stay unit.

7 2. In machine of the class described, a conveyer, means for impartinga regular intermittent movement to the said conveyer,

devices for feeding a strip of cover material to posltion on the sa1dconveyor, devicesfo-r placing a predetermined number of: corset staymembers upon said strip of material on the conveyer between themovements thereof, means for folding the ends of said strip of materialover the ends of the corset stay members, and means for securing thepredetermined number of corset stay members in place in the strip ofcover material to form a corset stay unit.

3. In a machine of the class described, a hopper for receiving corsetstay members, a conveyor, means for imparting a regular intennittentmovement-to the said conveyer, devices for successively removing corsetstay members from the said hopper and placing a predetermined number ofthe same upon the said conveyer, means for placing a strip of covermaterial in position to receive a predetermined number of corset staymembers, and sewing machines for sewing the predetermined number ofcorset stay members in position in the strip of cover material to form acorset stay unit.

a. In a machine of the class described, a hopper for receiving corsetstay members, a conveyer, means for imparting a predeterminedintermittent movement to the said conveyer, devices for removing corsetstay members from the said hopper and successively placing apredetermined number of the same on said conveyer, means for placing astrip of cover material in position relatively to a predetermined numberof corset stay members, devices for folding the ends of the strip ofcover material over the ends of the predetermined number of corset staymembers, and means for securing the predetermined number of corset staymem bers in position in the strip of cover material to form a corsetstay unit. a

5. In a machine of the class described, a hopper for receiving corsetstay members, a conveyer, means for imparting a predeterminedintermittent movement to. the said conveyor, devices for removing corsetstay members from the said hopper and succes sively placing apredetermined number of the sameon said conveyer,,means for placing astrip of cover material in position relatively to a predetermined numberof corset stay members, devices for folding the ends of the strip ofcover material over the ends of the predetermined number of corset staymembers, and sewing machines for forming lines of sewing along the sidesof said corset stay members throughthe said strip of cover material tomaintain the cor set stay members in position therein to form a corsetstay unit. a

6. In a machine ofthe class described, a hopper comprising a fixedmember and an adjustable member, a conveyor frame immovable laterally ofthe machine, a conveyer carried thereby, a conveyor frame adjustable toposition laterally of the machine, a conveyer' carried'thereby, devicesfor removing corset stay members from sait hopper and successivelyplacing the same in position on the said conveyers, means for feeding astrip of cover material to positionand associating the same with apredetermined number of corset stay members, means for securing thecorset stay mem bers in position in the strip of cover material to forma corset stay unit, and means for determining the position of saidadjustable members laterally in the machine to produce corset stay unitsof different lengths.

7. In a machine of the class described, a hopper comprising a fixedmember and a member adjustable laterally of the machine, a conveyorframe immovable laterally 0f the machine, a conveyer carried thereby, aconveyer frame adjustable to position laterally of the machine, aoonveyer carried thereby, means for imparting a predeterminedintermittent movement to the said conveyers, devices for removing thecorset stay members from the said hopper and successively placing thesame in position on said conveyors crosswise thereof, means for feedinga strip of cover material to the position beneath said conveyors andassociating the same with apredete mincd number of corset stay members,means for securing said predetermined number of corset stay r- :rsposition in the strip of cover is? erial, and means for moving the saidadjustable nembers laterally in the machine to do erni no their positionfor the production of coiset stay units of a predetermined l 8. in amachine of the class hopper con'iprising fixed n r and a memberadjustable laterally of e inachine, a conveyer frame immovable laterallyof the machine, a conveyer carried thereby, a conveyor frame adjustableto position laterally of the machine, a conveyer car'ied thereby, meansfor imparting a predetermined intermittent movement to the saidconveyors, devices for removing the corset m nbers from the said machineand successiv placing the same in position on said conveyers cross isethereof, means for feeding a strip of cover material to the positionbeneath said conveyors and associating the same with a predeterminednumber of corset stay members, a sewing machine immovably fixed in saidmachine, a sewing machine ustable to position laterally in said machine,means for actuating the said sewing machines to secure a predeterminednumber of corset stay members in position in said strip ofcovermaterial, and means for moving the said adjustable men'iberslaterally in the machine to determine their position for the productionof corset stay units of a predetermined length.

9. In a machine of the class described, a hopper comprising a memberfixed in position in saic machine and a member adjustable to positionlaterally of the said machine, a conveyor frame immovable laterally ofthe machine, a conveyor carried thereby, a, conveyor fran'ie adjustableto position laterally of the machine, a conveyor carried thereby, meansfor imparting a regular pre determined intermittent movement to the saidconveyors, devices for removing corset stay members from the said hopperand successively placing a predetermined number of the same on the saidconveyors crosswise thereof, means for feeding a strip of cover materialto position and associating the same with a predetermined number ofcorset stay members with the ends thereof extending bevond the ends ofthe said corset stay members, device" i xed in position laterally of themachine rer moving one end of the strip of cover material over thecorresponding end of the predetermined number of corset stay members,devices adjustable laterally to position in the machine for folding theother end of the strip of cover material over the other ends of thepredetermined number of corset stay mean here, means for securing thecorset stay members in position in said strip of cover lcscribed, a

and means for simultaneously oving the said adjustable members to posion laterally of the machine to determine the length of the corset stayunits to be produced.

10. In a machine of the class described, a iopper comprising a memberfixed in position in said machine and a member adjustable to positionlaterally of t is said machine, a conveyor frame immovable laterally ofthe machine, a conveyer carried thereby, a conveyor frame adjustable toposition laterally of tie machine, a conveyor carried thereby, means forimparting a regular predetermined intermittent movement to the saidconveys-rs, devices for removing corset stay members from the saidhopper and successively placing a predetermined number of the same onthe said conveyors crosswise thereof, means for feeding a strip of covernaterial to position and associating the same with a predeterminednumber of corset stay members with the ends thereof extending beyond theends of the said corset stay members, devices fixed in positionlaterally of the machine for moving one end of the strip of covermaterial over the corresponding end of the predetermined number ofcorset stay members, devices adjustable laterally to position in themachine for folding the other end of the strip of cover material overthe other ends of the predetermined numbers of corset stay members, asewing machine fixed in position laterally of said machine, a sewingmachine adjustable to position laterally of the said machine, devicesfor actuating the said sewing machines to form lines of sewing in thefolded ends of the strip of cover material, along the edges of saidcorset stay members to secure the same in position therein, and meansfor simultaneously moving the said adjustable membars to positionlaterally of the machine to determine the length of the corset stayunits to be produced.

11. In a machine of the class described, a hopper for receiving thecorset stay members, a conveyor, a revoluble drum having a groovedperiphery for successively receiving the corset stay members from thesaid hopper, and successively delivering the same to the said conveyor,devices for feeding a strip of cover material and associating the samewith a plurality of corset stay members, and devices for securing saidplurality of corset stay members in position in said strip of covermaterial to form a corset stay unit.

12. In a machine of the class described, a hopper for receiving corsetstay members, a conveyor, means for imparting an intermittent movementto the said conveyor, a drum having a grooved periphery for removing thecorset stay members from the hopper, a drum frame surrounding the saiddrum, and

' provided with an opening through which the corset stay members aresuccessively dis charged, means for positively delivering the corsetstay members successively to the said conveyer, means for feeding astrip of cover material and associating the same with a plurality ofcorset stay members, and means for securing the plurality of corset staymembers in the strip of cover material to form a corset stay unit.

13. Ina machine of the class described, a hopper for receiving corsetstay members, a conveyer, means for imparting an intermittent movementto the conveyer, a drum having a grooved periphery for successivelyremoving corset stay members from the hopper, a .drum frame surroundingthe said drum for maintaining the corset stay members in position in thegrooves of the periphery of the drum, and having a flattened bottom inwhich there is a discharge opening for the corset stay members, atablebeneath the flattened portion of the drum frame, upon Which the corsetstay members are successively deposited, pusher rods, means foractuating the pusher rods to positively deliver the corset stay memberto position on the said conveyer, means for feeding a strip ofcovermaterial and associating the same With a predetermined number of corsetstay members, and devices for securing the predetermined number ofcorset stay members in position in the strip of cover material to form acorset stay unit.

14. In a machine of the class described, a hopper for receiving corsetstay members, a conveyer, means for imparting an intermittent movementto the conveyer, carriers for the corset stay members 7 secured 1nspaced positions on said conveyer and provided With receptacles for thesaid corset stay members, means for removing the corset stay membersfrom the said hopper and successively delivering the same to thereceptacles provided therefor in the carriers on the said conveyer,means'for feeding a strip of cover material and associating the sameWith a predetermined number of corset stay members While in thereceptacles provided therefor on the said carriers, and devices forsecuring the predetermined number of corset stay members in position inthe strip of cover material to form a corset stay unit.

15. In a machine of the class described, a hopper for receiving corsetstay members, a conveyer, means for imparting an intermittent movementto the conveyer, a plurality of carriers secured 011 the said conveyer,pins secured in and projecting from each carrier, providing pocketsbetween the same for the said corset stay members, means for removingthe corset stay members from the hopper and successively delivering thesame to position in the pockets between the said pins on the carriers,means for feeding a strip of cover material and forcing the same againsta predetermined number of corsetstay members While in position in thesaid pockets, and devices for securing the predetermined number ofcorset stay members in position in the strip of cover material to form acorset stay unit.

16. In a machine of the class described, a hopper for receiving corsetstay members, a conveyer, means for imparting an intermittent movementto the conveyer, a plurality of spaced carriers secured to the conveyer,a plurality of pins secured in and projecting from each carrier,providing pockets between the same for the stay members, means forremoving the corset stay members from said hopper and successivelyplacing the same in the pockets provided therefor between the said pinson the said carriers, a gripper conveyer, means for actuating the same,a gripper secured to the said gripper conveyer, means for operating thegripper to grasp a strip of cover material and move the same to positionrela members, means for removing the corset stay members from the hopperand successively depositing the same in the pockets provided therefor onthe said carriers, devices for feeding a strip of cover material andassociating the same With the corset stay members on one of saidcarriers with the ends of the strip of cover material'eX- tending beyondthe ends of the said stay members, folder members for turning the endsof the cover material over the ends of the stay members, and devices forse-

